Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures, Factory FACT10, Tranco,Translucent,1979, UK 1st
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Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures, Factory FACT 10, Tranco Pressing, A Porky Prime Cut, Translucent Ruby Red, Textured Sleeve, Rounded Corners,180g LP, 1979, UK 1st

 

Label: Factory – FACT 10.

Format: Vinyl 12" Album, 180g LP, Tranco Pressing, 180g, Textured Sleeve, Rounded Corners.

Country: UK.

Released: Jun 1979.

Genre: Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk.

 

Outside

A1                           Disorder                              3:36

A2                           Day Of The Lords               4:43

A3                           Candidate                           3:00

A4                           Insight                                 4:24

A5                           New Dawn Fades               4:47

 

Inside   

B1                           She's Lost Control             3:58

B2                           Shadowplay                       3:50

B3                           Wilderness                         2:35

B4                           Interzone                            2:10

B5                           I Remember Nothing         6:00

 

Published By – Fractured Music.

Recorded At – Strawberry Studios.

Record Company – Factory Records.

Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Sleeve Designed By Peter Saville.

Pressed By Tranco Limited.

Lacquer Cut By Porky.

Produced By Martin Hannett.

Words By/Music By Joy Division.

 

Outer cover: thick textured cardboard sleeve.

Inner sleeve: printed inner sleeve with rounded corners.

Vinyl: translucent red.

 

Back cover: Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures FACT 10 · A Factory Records Product

Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.

Inner: Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport.

 

Labels have a "double dip" with the elevated ring close to the runouts and the vinyl is translucent red when held against a strong light, both characteristic for Tranco pressings.

 

Matrix / Runout (side A): FACT - 10 - OUTSIDE I B - THIS IS THE WAY A PORKY PRIME CUT

Matrix / Runout (side B): FACT - 10 - INSIDE I A A PORKY PRIME CUT - x STEP

 

Side A is Outside (black label) and Side B is Inside (white label).

 

This is the rare original UK 1st ‘ruby red’ pressing LP in textured picture sleeve with rounded cornered inner sleeve. The black vinyl appears translucent red when held up to the light.

 

Vinyl: Excellent (EX).

Sleeve: Excellent (EX).

Inner Sleeve: Excellent (EX).

 

Vinyl and sleeve now housed in high-quality 12″ PVC sleeves for protection. Record cleaned using the Degritter ultrasonic record cleaning machine and housed in a Vinyl Guardian anti-static and anti-scratch protective inner sleeve.

 

Tracked/Recorded.


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